Vanity case



Oct. 14, 1930. w. s. KENDALL 1,778,633

VANITY CASE Filed 001'.- 28, 1929 WlTNESSES INVEN'ITOR S 3 Wzzzldilg enda/Z Patented Oct. 14, 1930 rn stares WILLIAM G. KENDALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY VANITY CASE Application filed October 28, 1929. Serial No. 403,070.

This invention relates to vanity cases, and has for an object to provide'an improved construction wherein means are provided for receiving an ejecting tool so that a compact plate may be readily ejected when-either filled or empty.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vanity case which may be round, square, hexagonal or other shape, and which is formed with pressed-out portions presenting grooves on the interior and ornamental beads on the exterior, the arrangement being such that afile or other instrument may be placed in the grooves and used to eject or remove the compact plate without injuring the compact therein.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a topplan view. of a vanity case disclosing-an embodiment of the invention,

the lid being shown open; 7

Figure 2 is a side view of the structure shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 isanenlarged fragmentarysectional view through Figure 1 on the line Figure 4; is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a slightlymodified construction;

Figure 5 is a sectional view through Figure 4 on the line 5+5, the'same being on an enlarged scale; I

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view similar to Figure 5 but showing another formation wherein the groove does not reach to the top of the upstanding wall.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the body of a vanity case, and :2 the cover or lid connected to the body 1 in any suitable manner, as for instance, by the hinge 3. The body 1 has been shown round or circular, but so far as the invention is concerned, it could be made irregular and of any shape desired. In forming the body 1 pressed-out portions l are provided which, in the particular illustrations shown in the drawing, consist of two, although if desired, a greater number could be provided, or even a less number without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As shown particularly in Figure 2, the

pressed-out portions 4 merge into the pressedshown particularly in Figure 3. Nibs 6,with

the side walls of body 1 form a resilient gripping structure for gripping the compact plate 7 This plate has been shown with an inclined wall 8, but the nibs 6 will coact with a straight wall, or in fact, with plates formed without walls.

fBy providing the pressed-out portions 4 grooves 9 are provided, and into these grooves may-be inserted nail files, scissors or other implements which are brought to bear against the plate 7 so as to eject the same when desired. The pressed-out portions 4 are pret erably formed when the body 1 is formed, and if desired, could be formed by the same die, though theyrnay be formed'in any desired manner, The intention is to provide grooves which will not be objectionable in appearance and which will permit an ejecting tool of some kind to be inserted below the plate 7 or at a point near the lower edge, whereby the plate may be engaged and lifted out of body 1. This is necessary when a new compact is to be inserted after the former one has been exhausted. Also, in stores it is not unusual for a purchaser to des1re a different kind of powder in a vanity case, and consequently,

the filled compact plate must be removed. If the compact is broken or cracked in removal, it is more or less unsalable. 7 By providing one or more grooves 9 a tool may be inserted so that the compact may be engaged rather than the powder, and consequently, the plate and powder may be removed without scratching or otherwise injuring the powder.

In Figures A and 5 a modified structure is shown wherein the body 1 is provided with nibs or spurs 6' which act in the usual way of devices of this kind and identical with the way outlined in my prior Patent No. 1,209,168. Arranged at convenient points in the body 1 are pressed-out portions 10 and U 11. Two of these pressed-out portions have been shown, but it is evident that more could be used, or if preferred. one could be used. These' 'pressed-out portions are at points spacedfrom the various nibs 6' so that the respective grooves 12 formed by the pressedout portions extend down to the bottom or near the bottom of the body 1, as shown in Figure 5. In this way the nail file, scissors or other implement may be readily forced beneath the plate 7 so as to eject the plate and its contents. It will be understood that the grooves 12 may be made of any width and preferably to the bottom of the body 1. On the outside of the body 1 the pressed-out portions 10 and 11 form beads which are more or less ornamental, and which are covered by suitable pressed-out portions 10 and'll on the cover 2. The same is true of the preferred form, cover 2 being'provided with pressedout portions which overlap the pressed-out portions 4.

In Figure 6 another form of the invention is shown wherein groove 12 extends from the bottom to the shoulder 13, said shoulder being of the usual formation so that the upstanding wall of the cover may fit thereof in the usual manner. This arrangement secures the same result as the other forms of the invention but does not necessitate the pressedout portions 10' and 11, as shown in Fig. 4. An instrument 14, as for instance, a pair of scissors or a nail file may be readily inserted and the compact plate ejected. It is, of course, understood that this arrangement may be used in connection with the structureshown in Figure 3, that is, the groove 12 could be made to extend to the nibs 6 or to extend to the bottom of the body of the compact, as shown in Fig. 6.

ll hat I claim is 1. A vanity case, including a metallic body formed with an upstanding wall, said wall being provided with indented portions presenting nibs for holding a compact plate in the body and with grooves extending from the top edge downwardly, whereby a tool may be inserted to a position for engaging the compact plate without engaging the powder cake carried thereby.

2. A vanity case, including a metallic body having an upstanding wall, said wall being provided with a groove extending toward the bottom sufficiently far to permit a tool to be inserted to a position for engaging the compact plate carried by the body without engaging the powder cake carried by the plate, whereby said plate may be ejected.

3. A vanity case, provided with-a body having a metallic upstanding wall, means or rried by the body for holding a compact and compact plate in the body, said wall being provided with a groove extending from the top toward the bottom and of asufiicient size to permit the insertion of a tool to a'position in engagement with said compact= plate, whereby the compact plate may be ejected.

d. In a vanity case. including a body havinga metallic upstanding wall formedwith a groove extending from the top tothe bottom, and integral nibs for resiliently holding the compact plate in position, said groove being of a size to accommodate an implement of sufiicient strength to engage and eject said compact plate.

5. A vanity case, including a body having a metallic upstanding wall formed with a compact plate holding nibs extending inwardly, and a groove extending from the top of the wall to the nibs, said groove being of a size to receive an implement capable of engaging and ejecting said plate.

6. A vanity case, including a body having a metallic upstanding wall, means carried by said wall for holding a compact plate in the body, said wall having a notch extending toward the bottom of the body for accommodating an ejecting tool.

7. A vanity case, including a body having a metallic upstanding wall formed with a groove extending from the top toward the bottom, said groove being arranged interiorly of the wall.

8. A vanity case, including a metallic body having an upstanding wall with a groove on the interior thereof extending from near the bottom toward the top.

9. A vanity case, including a bottom, a metallic upstanding wall formed with an offset for receiving the depending wall of a covering lid, an interiorly-positioned groove ex ending from said of set downwardly, said groove being of a size to admit the end of an im lement so that a compact carried by the body may be readily ejected.

10. A. vanity case,- including a body, a metallic upstanding wall formed wlth a groove extending from a distance spaced downwardlv from the top to substantially the bottom of the body, said groove being of a size to admit an implement, whereby the implement may be used to pry out or eject the compact plate carried by the body.

11. A vanity case,-including a body having a metallic upstanding wall formed with a. groove which extends from a point spaced from the top downwardly, said groove being of a size to admit the end of a compact plate ejecting implement.

VILLIAM G. KENDALL. 

